OCR Text |
Show SpringyHe's CoW Spring Water Proves Popular With Tourists, Says Information Booth Attendant Groesbeck believes he has one of the most interesting interest-ing jobs in Springville since he is in attendance at the Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce Information Booth at the east entrance of the City Park, each aftem ville in return and asks them to distribute them. Since attending the Information Informa-tion Booth, Mr. Groesbeck has made many friends especially with people who travel through the state often. One family from Canada talked with him recently for the third summer. They wanted to know what else there was to see in Utah and (Continued on Page 2, Col. 5) 'open ' 1 - J ' f"""""' . C " I I ' v -4 1 CSf -1. 1 ; f1 , J - . - ) if) j-t Trr 7 seven days a week, and talks' to hundreds of tourists and others seeking information. In his registration book, are names of people from practically practical-ly every state in the union and many foreign lands and distant islands and everyone of them likes Springville's cold spring water, he reports. Not only is it interesting to give out information, but Mr. Groesbeck has learned the location lo-cation of every tourist attraction attrac-tion in and near Springville as well as throughout the state and in many other states, in order to answer the tourists questions. He is often called upon also to direct a traveler on the shortest route to various places throughout the country. He has found that in all walks of life and from every part of the country, there are all kinds of people. Some he says, are very appreciative of his efforts to be of service to them. Others, although the information in-formation is without cost or ob-ligation.exhibit ob-ligation.exhibit a disagreeable, unappreciative manner. Some people are friendly; others are curt. Some like to visit; others are in a hurry. He said that he had noticed that during mid-summer, the tourists are mostly young people with families presumably presum-ably on a two-weeks vacation. Later on toward autumn, thel Every afternoon, J. W. Groesbeck, Information Informa-tion Booth attendant, answers many questions ques-tions and directs tourists to places of interest in-terest in Springville and vicinity. Here he talks with Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Seigle and son Robert Lee of Westfield, New Jersey, as they stop to inquire about the city and surrounding area during their vacation. older people take the road. He said while the steel strike was pending, there seemed to be fewer travelers but since the strike is on more people have registered. In the years he has been attendant at-tendant at the Information Booth, Mr. Groesbeck has become be-come a pretty good judge of human behavior and he finds that the more experienced travelers tra-velers are generally the most gracious, most friendly and most appreciative. He said he was interested last week in a remark made by a man traveling with his wife from New York. After supplying supply-ing the general information on Springville and the state, he invited the traveler to taste Springville's water at a nearby fountain. The gentleman was amazed at the cold, fine tasting tast-ing water and remarked after drinking to his heart's content that the only trouble with the water was that the people who drank it probably lived too long. Mr. Groesbeck passes out leaflets on Springville supplied by the Chamber of Commerce and often the travelers will take quite a number to pass out to their friends. When tourist promoters from other parts of the state leave literature with him on attractions attrac-tions in their particular area, he gives them some on Spring- each week and that almost everyone comments on the fine cold water often inquiring from where it comes. And Mr. Groes-beck Groes-beck never tires of telling the story of Springville's pure spring supply which never sees daylight until it bubbles from the fountain. SPRINGVILLE'S WATER POPULAR WITH TOURISTS (Continued from Page One.) Mr. Groesbeck, always happy to oblige everyone, pointed out a number of places not so far away, that they hadn't seen in two previous tours of the state. Mr. Groesbeck said that many people are seeking a place to locate and they ask about jobs, taxes, schools and churches and to have a ready answer for everyone, he has to do a bit of boning up himself each summer. sum-mer. He is at the booth generally from June 15 until September 15, from 1 p.m. until 6 o'clock daily and on Sunday. He believes it would be a good thing if the Chamber of Commerce or the City or other organizations could have someone some-one at the Booth all day as there are reports that many people stop there during the forenoon. He said that hundreds of people enjoy lunch on the park |